# Webinar.started is fired right after host open webinar when practice\_session = true **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Tags:** webinar\ **Created:** [June 30, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webinar-started-is-fired-right-after-host-open-webinar-when-practice-session-true/71443 "2022-06-30T07:59:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pathable-dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@pathable-dev](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/pathable-dev)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webinar-started-is-fired-right-after-host-open-webinar-when-practice-session-true/71443/1 "2022-06-30T07:59:03Z")
**Description** ( Account-level app - JWT credentials) The **webinar.started** event is fired right after host open the webinar when practice\_session = true, and it should happen only when the host clicks on “Start Webinar”. **Error?** No error **API Endpoint/s?** Not endpoint, only subscribed to **webinar.started** and **webinar.ended** events. **How To Reproduce** _Steps to reproduce the behavior:_ _1. Create a new Webinar, type = 5 and settings practice\_session: true._ _2. Join as host to the webinar._ _3. Start Webinar by clicking on “Start Webinar”._ **Expected result:** Receive the webinar.started event only when the host actually clicks on “Start Webinar” **Actual result:** The webinar.started event is fired right after the host opens the webinar. **Additional context** No. ---
**Author:** ![gianni.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/gianni.zoom/32/32523_2.png) [@gianni.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/gianni.zoom)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webinar-started-is-fired-right-after-host-open-webinar-when-practice-session-true/71443/2 "2022-07-01T00:54:18Z")
Hi @pathable-dev , Our [documentation](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/events#/paths/webinar.started/post) doesn’t explicitly state that it will not fire for practice\_session = true. Can you please share what you referenced, or if this is new behavior? Happy to look into this further to confirm expected behavior. Best, Gianni ---
**Author:** ![pathable-dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@pathable-dev](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/pathable-dev)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webinar-started-is-fired-right-after-host-open-webinar-when-practice-session-true/71443/3 "2022-07-01T13:37:02Z")
I couldn’t find it on the documentation either but doesn’t sound correct receive the webinar.started event when actually the webinar didn’t start yet isn’t it? Exists another way to detect if the webinar actually started? ---
**Author:** ![pathable-dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@pathable-dev](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/pathable-dev)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webinar-started-is-fired-right-after-host-open-webinar-when-practice-session-true/71443/4 "2022-07-07T05:17:41Z")
Hi @gianni.zoom, any info about how to detect when the webinar actually started (when the Host clicks on “Starts webinar” button?) ---
**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webinar-started-is-fired-right-after-host-open-webinar-when-practice-session-true/71443/5 "2022-07-11T22:01:35Z")
Hey @pathable-dev Hope you are having a great day! I am happy to jump here and help you out with this! So basically when a practice session is started, the webinar starts and this is by design. The webinar.started webhook only indicates that the webinar has been started and the practice session triggers that event. Feel free to make a feature request here: > **[Feature Requests](https://devforum.zoom.us/c/feature-requests/23)** > > Have an API or SDK feature request? Share it here! Best, Elisa ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 8:02am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/webinar-started-is-fired-right-after-host-open-webinar-when-practice-session-true/71443/6 "2022-08-11T08:02:29Z")
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